Printing-press.



R. MIEHLB.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.15, 1x511.

1, 1 1 1 666, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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I. I I A I WITNESSES: I/VI/EHTOR W My R Ml @MM A TTOR/VEV THE NoR R/sPETERS co, FHO10 LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C

"R B 'RT 'MI' HEEQ oFQoHI'oAGo;iLLINoIs',AssIG1\ToR To cQNTINENTAL & tmmm TRUST e sAvINGsfB Ng Trws'rEE, orc rroAGo, "I LINO S;

citizen of the ,U iited states, residing at Ghic agqi'in thecounty ofgCook and State of {Illinoisfhaize invented a certain new anduseful":Irriprovennen t in Printing-Presses, of which "the" following isa full, clear, concise;

,a if lgexact description, 'refereneegbeing had part of thisSpecification; I

; invention relai esj to printing presses to the. accompanying drawings,forming a has for"itsphjfectjthe' provisionof an i improved printii gi)press mechanism n lers. myl d y whereby the dist 1 be displacedliffromith-e i king rollers in ,or- I derfto galn 'accessjto theink ng rollersfor remo u'ng, replaclng and cl'eamng the same iMiyinvention will bebest understood a description l of the. preferredembodiment thereofshown in the] accompanying draw-i ing in which?- [Figure 1 is aside Viewof so muehof a J printingpress, equipped in accordance with myinvention,. as s necessary to annnol'erstanding of the inventionythej.distributing rollers being shown in engagemeritwiththe inking'rollers;Fig. 2is a View similarito Fig. I with the exception that the distribut"ing rollers havebeen withdrawn from' the inking rollers; 'Fig.,3 is aview similar to Figs. 1 'and2 ekcepting that'the distributingrollersiare" shown inmFig. 3 as being only. par iall withdrawnfromtheinking roll-v ers; and Fig. 4.is aplan View ofthe equip:

rnent as it is. illustrated in Fig 2. g 1 Like pa-rtsjareindicated'by-lsimilar charafcters of; reference; throughout the-different The particular vtype of printing ress illustrated isaffiatbed press to which, ow ever,- the invention. is, nottoubefliinlfted 'nor is thefinv ention to 1 e; limited to a ,pr ssginwhich n ad'e up forms'are employed since.

i the character fol? the printing surfaj-ee' is to p 1 j qJAsithehinuentionisillustrated, b ed isj adap'ted :to reciprocatebeneath the i iinpression,eylinderQ. Ink ing or for nroller'sL,3,l.3,f3?, 3 -ejngagegthe printing surface for the purpose of inkingthe same1n;a manher welllkn ownl thoseskilled'i Ilthe art, though, I. do notlimit nyself tothe direct contactiwiththe printing surface of all of'Specifitation ot Lett ers Patenth 1 Pate t d ra ificationiiiaiaecember{15, 191i. [serial No. 665,917. I

i rollers r distr'lbuting roller.

.PmN'rING-rREss; 1

sept." 22, 1914.

thatfare sup ed by the i Two distributing rollers 4, 4 whichdistributing rollers "are i also driving rollers, en gagethe inkingrollers as illustrated'for the purpose of; turning the same andsupplyin1nk to the lnking rollers asthey are turnef The distributing rollersarepr'o idedfwifgh pinionsfgi5" that engagepinions, 6 which in turn arein mesh'with a rack? secured to the p'ressb'ed, whereby the variousrollers are 'jas the press bed reciprocatesl The 1111 distributingrollers 4,91 ,211 as is well derstood by. those skilled intheartfl The'nking or form rollers are journaleld riage 11., This carriage is journaled at its mechanism is also provided i N riderrollers 8 [which e gfinale-[I71V- in' thej i sualjadjustable bearingssecured't thepress franejlO. The distributingrollers ,'ith r der" 8 andvan extra dis tributingroller 9' are journaled-l on a a upper end upon a shaftl2fwhereby thecarri age is swingingly nounted, the end of the carriageconiplemental tothe end journaled upon theshaft 12 being free to rise and fallwhenthecarriageismoved away from the inking-rollers;. the bodily movement ofthe carriage and the rollers it carries-being in a direction generallyhorizontal toward and awayffrom the inkingrollers. The shaft12isprovided with pinion l3 and some suit able means for turning it,'su chas a hand crank 14. The pinion 13 engages a rack 15 secured to the pressframe 10, the rack and pinion being" disposed tranlsverselywith respectto the rollers whereby the rollers im mediately supported upon thecarriageare adapted to be moved toward and from the inking rollersasthepinion l3 is causedt o move upon the rack 15 by fthe operation of thehand crank 141. The innerend of the rack" 15 is curvedjjdownward wherebythe carriagenll is raisedl at its pinion end (the endwhe re theshaftl2is located) when the carriage is bodily moved away from the inkingrollers and is lowered whenthe' carriage is brought into pos'itionjtoenable the dis tributing rollers toengage the inking rollerfsl "jGuiding supports" 16; 16 are adapted toen'ga ge the carriagewhen thecarriage is i ilnor'mal position, theseguiding supports 10a servingtoprevent the free endof thecar- "stored riage from dropping when theinking r011- ers are absent and the carriage is in its nor.- malposition asfillustrated in Flgz 'l. The

oinion end or the carria e is held in a de- 1 b engaging the :freeendtof'the' cgrr ztgeg l.

pressed position,-when such carriage is in the normal location"illustrated in Fig. by means of a detent ilt engaging the ham die of thecrank 14, the pinion 13 and the outer or pinion end of the carriagell'being thus" firmly held in-a depressed position. The free end ofthecarriage 11 is provided. with a sloping or cam surfzice' 17 thati'sinj-Q;

ediwit h a sloping cam element l8 pro a vi ed uiio'nthe printing surfacesupporting element,- 10, the element. l0suppoit'ingthe reci rocatingform bed; "that presentspenning surface of one character totheiln}Tp'rssion, cylinder portion, to which arr nge: Inent dono't liniitthyself. The elements l7-ztndlfitfcQiiperete to depress the or thecai'ria il when the can-la e' is. re:

illustrated, in Fig. 1. 1

stored; to nermal or; warring'pesitienes (51 in; thankingroner the freeehdf of'the cerriegerises and falls as the dist'i'ibutiiig whichlse-scours when. the ca riage isf're; v A I ofnorinel pQSltlQILlftlielilklllgilblle e; present. If the inking v rollers. ere

ibs ntfwheiiithe carriage is're'storedg'such nu 4 i tmbnting iicller isincnntedenctvhich car- (infringe will ride uporithe guiding supp rts 16soth'et the undue d] v 1. ri aigewilliiot be jermitted'.

thepreferred construction, thejpinion 1s isprovid'ed wit-11 .a simme 0which bears or rolls oi 'the tracl': 11 9; The pinion 13 held in 11'1esh ,with the reek "the lower surface, 21" ofjtherack zihd the stiid22'1nov1ng a1ongt11e-surface21 and e gag ins ythe szu'nea's thecztrriaeisinoved. The

i) l 1 v stud 92 mounted upon' t'he carriage eii; tens on 23. I preferto dupllcate the elemerits 13 and 15 and the parts cooperatingtherew'vith, the opposite sides/of the press having similar structuressymmetrically-felatent In Fig. 4: I have shown one of thesestructuresupon one side of the press. v

= resence of the, duplicated, structure upon the other side of thepress. Will be, readily understood. s

It will be seen thatwhenf'theparts are f roll'er for the printing eufeeeef the. ress;

the position illustrated in Fig. -1, the pinion H end of the carriage isheld down by the locking. device li end that. the opposite end of thecarriage is helddoW-nby the elements 17- and 18 whereby all the.rollers; tire in ioper cooperetiye relation. When the lock- 111g, device14 is :reie tsea and thepinion 131s I g1-1Q,. 1a011er -1 twill revolvefoyer the roller, 3 Up1on;; o tin1ietipn of the operation the.inirentio'n.

free end hvh'eiithe'scarriage is Withdi'ewiis o I l e e i fi flie r .7 inklng roller and sswlnglnglgyrnotintedat 1 ineend; se 'chzirrmgeheingfree to rise and crank 1/1 the carriage Will bedrawn clearof 'thelnlnngrollers, the. carriage being sup poifteidrin this withdrewnposition by the shoulder 20' on track 19 and supports 16? 2 shown as.ichanges may readily w grade without ,deperting from the spirit of myHaving thus described, I invention, I

clziim .as newfand ds e v referees-t the 611 I s 1. A'f,p;rintin lpgiving an teller forjtlie printingsurfai d; .d 'cerl ilgeend n?"ro-Iler-en'ga' s A V felting ,ithth'e 111;: rollenzt carriagemwhic h hedisrie'g-e 'isb'odily movable toward all at, its apposite nd es it isbodily moved r'itge is b dilymove-ble toward andfromjhe A printing pres'heirjingjen' inking r i o Piihtiill s ac Qrf h pr s;

distributing roller for contacting Wi'th'fthe vinkiigig renews carriagein which th efdis t .t I v n'ibuting roller is monnted and which careinking pouemnd is mou ted at to; rise amend, said carriage .bedily andfall t 1 its pPOsitefend,- zts i inoved'j means for holding the careridge end in oflsitinjwnenflie distributin roller engages the inking1%61' bodily movement in thena-beeas "or the ink in i roller.

one end; said ear fall at ts opposite end as it i-,3;.n i esunp tifQrJQiHmQeeee i regs i i en in rem-e in .i ihe j bse e of the inkihg r fi efth prm m e ree mi 5. A' printingfpre'sfs havi g an roller for ftheprinting surface ofthe press;"

' a distributing roller for contacting with the inking roller gacarriage in which the dislO" riaige is bodily movable toward and fromthe 1 'tiributingroller is-mounted and which carinking roller; acarriage in which the discarria, ;e;v a rack with which the pinionmeshes, said rack and pinion being arranged transversely with respect tothe rollers means whereby said pinion is turned to cause the carriage tobe moved bodily'towardjand from.- the inking roller, saidca'rriage'being also 'swingingly mounted adjacent to said pinion, therack vhaving a curved portion thatforces the elevation ofthe pinionend'of the carriage. away from the inkingroller when the carriage isbodlly moved from the Linking roller; and means for keeping the pinionand rack in mesh. 1 a

f 13.. A printing press having an inking roller for the printing surfaceof the press;

a distribiiting roller for contacting with the inking rollerya carriagein which the distributingrollerisinounted; a driven pinion provided uponthe carriage; and a rack with which the pinion meshes, said rack andpin- Q 1011 being arranged transversely with respect to the rollers toenable the carriage to be moved bodily toward andfr'o'in the inkinroller, said carriage being free to rise and fallasit is bodily moved,the distributing roller being permitted riding over the inking roller. v

14:. A printingpresshaving-an inking" roller for the printing surface ofthe press;. a distributing roller for cont-acting with the inkingroller; "a carriage in which the, distributing. rolleris mounted; adriven pin-Y ion providedzupon the carriage; a rack withwhiohltheipinion meshes, said rack and piniornbe'ing: arrangedtransversely with {re spect to 'therollersto enable the carriage tobeimoved'b'odily toward and from the inkingi roller, said carriage beingalso swinginglymounted adjacent said pinion,'there being means wherebythe pinion end of the carriageis elevated when the-carriage' ismovedaway from the inkingrolle'r and is depressed when thedistributingioller is, being brought into contact With'the inkingroller; i i

A printing press having an inking rollen for the printing surface of thepress; a distributing roller for contacting with the inking-roller; acarriage in which the distributing roller is mounted; a driven pinionprovided upon the carriage; and a rack with which thepinion meshes, saidrack and pin ion ,being, :arranged transversely with reto rise and fallwhen ing roller, said carriage being also'sw'ingfingly' -inounted adacent to said pinion, the

the elevation of 'thepinionend of the carriageaway from the inkingroller when the carriageis bodily-moved from the inking roller.

a distributing roller for contacting'wi t'h the inking roller; acarriage in which the dis} trlbuting rollerisniounted; a dr ven'pini'on'which 1 the pinion" meshes, said 7 rack and pin} ion bei'ng arrangedtransv'e1-sely v1th. respect to the rollers to enable the carriage to bemounted adjacent to said" pinion, the rack having a curved portionfthatg forcesft he elevation of the pinion end of'the carriage away fromthe inking roller, when the carroller; and-means for keeping the p'inionandrackin mesh. Z 1 17: printing, press having inking rollers for theprintingsurface f the,press-;-adistributing roller for fcontacting withthe inking rollers; and a carriage in which the distributing roller ismounted, and'which carriage is bodily movable, inia generally horizontaldirection,'toward and from the ink ing rollers, in'-passing thedistributing roller over the inlnngrolleis, said carriage being free torise and fall as the distributing roller rides over the inking rollers"whereby the distributing roller is permitted to. rise and fall whenriding over" an {inkingrollen} l8. A printing press having inkingrollers for the printing surface of the press; a dis: tributing rollerfor contacting withthe inktributing rollenis niountedan'd which" carriage is bodily movable, a generally .horizontal direction, toward andfroin theinkingrollersin passingthe distributing roller .over therollers,-1the distributing roller being free to rise and fall-as itrides over the inking rollers. 1

, 19. Aprintingpiress havinginking rollers for-the printingsurfaceofthepress; a distributi'ng roller forcontacting with the inkingrollers; and a swingingly mounted carriagehavinga freeoruninountedendand in which the distributingroller is mounted and erallyhorizontal"direction, toward andffroni the inking'rollers in passingjtle distributing roller over theinking' rollers, said carriage being new,rise and fall, at its unmounted end, as the distributing roller-ridesover the inking rollers. i

spect to the rolle'rs to enable the carriage to be moved bodily-towardand 'froin'the ink rack having curved portion that forces 16. Aprinting-press having an inking roller for the printing-surface of thepress;

"provided u onthe carriage; a rack Withriage "is bodily moved from the?inking 5 which carriage is bodilyfmovable, in a gen- 20, A printingpressfhaving rollers inoved'bodily toward and, froihthefinkin'g roller,said carriage being also' svv1ng1ngly F ing rol1ers; and a carriageinwhich the dis- 1,111,666 1 I r v 5 i for the printing surface o f'thepress; a dis rise and fall when riding over an inking 10' tributingroller adapted to cdtiperate'with roller. 7 i v the inking rollers; anda carriage inwhich In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe thedistributing roller is mounted, said earmy name this 9th day of DecemberA. D.,' 1 5 riage being bodily movable toward-and from 1911.

the inking rollers and swinginglyl'mounted ROBERT MIEHLE. at one end tobe free to rise andfall at its -Witnesses: v opposite end as it isbodily moved Where i j.. L. WHiTE,

by the distributing roller is permitted to G. L. CRAGG.

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